Railway-rail support



P. JARNOWSKI.

RAILWAY RAIL SUPPORT.

APPuc/Tlon FILED SEPT. 1o. 1921.

1,399,123, Patented 1300.6, 1921;

' inferir UNITED STATES PETE JARNOWSKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

`RAIINVAY-RAIL SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

Application filed September 10, 1921. Serial No. 499,730.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETE JARNowsKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railway-Rail Supports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway rail supports, or foundations, andpertains more particularly to an improved concrete foundation whichserves to firmly and effectively support the rails of a track againstboth lateral displacement or spreading, and against longitudinaldisplacement or creeping; and as will appear, the present invention isan improvement upon the device of my prior Patent No. 1,286,011, datedNovember 26, 1918. p

As suggested in said patent it is contemplated constructing a railwaytrack foundation or tie device of reinforced concrete or the like insections which may be readily packed and shipped to the place at *whichythey are to be installed for use, the present invention having, with theobjects referred to above, the additional aim to insure proper alinementof the foundation and provide for firm yet expansible connection of thevarious elements going to make up my improved rail foundation, thisbeing accomplished by a novel and improved means for connecting theabutting ends of adjacent longitudinals.

It is also a further aim of this invention to simplify and improve theconstruction ofkeep of the railway right of way may bemaintained at areasonable figure.

It is still further an aimof the invention to provide means foradjustably yet lixedly securing rails on my improve-d foundation, and toprovide means which will allow sulficient adjustment to proper gage inlaying a track, and to permit the required expansion and contraction ofthe rails in service, as imposed by the prevailing conditions of trafficand weather. i

A preferred embodiment of my invention is set forth in the followingdetail description taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawing,in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a railway track installation embodyingthe improvements of my invention;

F ig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of one of thelongitudinals and a portion of one of the ties;

.Fig 3 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view taken on line 3 3 ofFig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be noted that thetrackI supporting structure of my invention comprises a plurality ofspaced transverse ties 5 which are substantially identical inconstruction, thereby necessitatingl a description of but one of thesame, said ties being arranged in proper sequence on a railwayright-of-way to support the stringers 6 and 7, said stringers and tiesbeing composed of concrete and reinforced by suitable wire strands 8 and9, respectively.

The tie comprisesa substantially rectangular body provided with spacedrecesses 10 and 11, arranged near opposite ends of the tie, theserecesses being in the nature of transverse channels which receive thestringers in a manner which will presently appear. The stringerscomprise elongated bodies molded to the desired length and shape, thisshape preferably being that of an I beam and thus providing a verticalweb 12 and transverse basey and head portions 13 and 11i, respectively.

The recesses 10 and 11 are adapted to receive the base portions 13 ofthe stringers which may be termed also longitudinals, the top surface ofthe tie .lying substantially coincident with the top surfaces of thebase portions of the longitudinals. Each recess is provided, on theinner end thereof, with an extending abutment 15, the distance betweenthis abutment and the outer end wall 1G of the recess being slightlygreater than the width of the base 13 of the longitudinal so as toafford a small space 17 between the abutment and the inner side of thelongitudinal, as will be seen from an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3.

In order to effectively retain the longitudinal in position in itsrespective recess, and to prevent movement of the tie along thelongitudinal, I provide a pair of retaining blocks 18-18, arranged oneither side of the abutment in the pockets 19--19 formed by saidabutment, the outer ends of the blocks frictionally engaging the innerwallof the base 13 and being themselves retained against displacement bywedges 20u20, the latter being interposed between the inner walls of theblocks and the inner wall of the pockets 19. It will be observed thatthe space 17 permits of slight movement ofthe longitudinale relative thetie, this movement being possible only when installing the blocks inposition. The distance between the longitudinals is substantiallyco-incident with the gage of the track which is being laid, but as theremay be some discrepancy in the distance specified, I provide anadjustable means for securing a railway rail to each Stringer` orlongitudinal.Y In the present instance this adjustable securing meanstakes the form of a pair of clamping plates 2l-21, adapted tocomplementally engage the opposite sides of the base 22 of a railwayrail 23, said plates each being provided with a longitudinal elongatedopening 24, for the reception of bolts 25-25, which bolts pass `throughsuitable openinfrs 26--26 in the head 14. Locking washers 2 are placedbeneath the heads of the bolts and similar washers 28 are placed beneaththe nuts 29 which secure the bolts in position. The slots in the plates21 permit of lateral adjustment of the rail relative the respectivelongitudinal so as to obtain the proper gage when installing the track.

As previously pointed out, where it is desired to join two longitudinalsI` prefer to place this joint over one of the ties, and thus it will beseen from Fig. 1, at 30, that the joint between the respectivelongitudinals lies over one of the ties in the respective recesstherefor.

When installing a track havingthe supporting structure of my inventionit will be, of course, understood that the longitudinals and the tiesmay be embedded in the regulation stone or gravel ballast of thestandard road bed, but it will also appear that my invention possessesutility in bridge building, it being possible to lay the supportingstructure directly upon the bridge floor, and secure the same thereto inany suitable manner. Where the longitudinals and tiesare made ofsuflicient size they maybe embodied directly in the structure of aconcrete bridge.

While I have described my invention as embodying specific details ofconstruction, it will of course be understood that I reserve the rightto modify these details without departing from the spirit of theinvention and scope of the claims.

What I claim. is:

1, In a railway track foundation, a plurality of. ties composed ofreinforced concrete and having each a pair of. recesses4 therein, apluralityof abutting longitudinal stringers composed of reinforcedconcrete and ers composed of reinforced concrete and lying in saidrecesses, the junctionsof said stringere being disposed over said ties,and retaining means for said stringers disposed in said recesses.

In a railway track foundation, a plurality of ties composed ofreinforced concrete and having each a pair of recesses therein, aplurality of abutting longitudinal stringers, composed of reinforcedconcrete and lying in said recesses, the junctions of said stringersbeing disposed over said ties, an abutment in each of said recesses, andmeans lying against said abutment for retaining said stringers againstdisplacement.

3. In a railway track foundation, a plurality of ties composed ofreinforced concrete and having each a pair of recesses therein, aplurality of abutting longitudinal string- Vlying in said recesses,means in said recesses engaging the surfaces of said stringere forretaining the stringers against displacement, and means for securingsaid retaining means.

d. In a .support a plurality of relatively angularly disposed membersconstructed of reinforced concrete, said members comprising abuttinglongitudinals having their adjacent ends disposed in recesses in theother members arranged transversely to said stringers, abutmentsarranged in said recesses and affording shoulders, a plurality ofyieldable elements disposed in said recesses between said shoulders andstringere, Vand means for retaining said yieldable elements 10c againstdisplacement.

5. In a support a plurality of relatively angularly disposed membersconstructed of reinforced concrete, said members comprising abuttinglongitudinals having their ad- 105 jacent ends disposed in recesses inthe other members arranged transversely to said stringers, abutmentsarranged in said recesses and affording shoulders, a plurality of woodblocks arranged in said recesses on 11( either side of said abutmentsand between the stringers and said shoulders, and wedge means forfrictionally maintaining said blocks against displacement.

V6. In a railway track foundation, a plural- 11 ity of ties composed ofreinforced concrete and having each a pair of recesses therein,

a plurality of abutting longitudinal stringers composed of reinforcedconcrete and lying in said recesses, the junctionsof said l2* stringersbeing disposed over said ties, means in said recesses for retaining said`stringers against displacement, and adjustable-means forsecuring arailway rail to each of said stringers.

7. In a railway track foundatioma plurality of ties comoosed ofreinforced concrete and having eac a pair of recesses therein, aplurality of abutting longitudinal stringers composed of reinforcedconcrete and 13' lying in said recesses, the junctions of said stringersbeing disposed over said ties, and said stringere being capable ofslight lateral movement in said recesses, means for frictionallyretaining said stringers, and adjustable means for securing a rail toeach Stringer.

8. In a railway track foundation, a plurality of ties composed ofreinforced concrete and having each a pair of recesses therein, aplurality of abutting longitudinal stringers composed of reinforcedconcrete and lying in said recesses, and yielding means in the recessesfor frictionally engaging the walls of the recesses and saidlongitudinal 15 stringers for retaining the latter.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses at 36 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois.

PETE JARNOWSKI.

Witnesses RUE MONTGOMERY, DANIEL A. BRENNAN.

